Robbers Nab Firm Official In $1600 Payroll Theft
Two well dressed men in a stalled sedan abducted Julius W. Freiberg, president and treasurer of the Ideal Concrete Machinery, seized $1,600 payroll funds from his First National Bank withdrawal, and drove him to Mt. Airy Forest where they released him with a fare coin. Police report a suave kidnapping and complex ruse as part of a Cleveland gang’s daylight operation.
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Julius W. Freiberg
Alaska Avenue
The
Ideal
Concrete Machinery Company
Spring Grove Avenue
Mt. Airy Forest
Freiberg
Sproull
Clifton Avenue
Clifton Incline
First National Bank
Mr.Freiberg
Mr. Freiberg
Freiberg & Workum Company
A. Julius Freiberg
Chamber of Commerce
Carmel cottage owner testifies on McPherson case likeness
In Los Angeles on September 28, Benedict, owner of the Carmel cottage linked to Aimee Semple McPherson, testified that a woman at the house resembled McPherson. He noted a green bathing suit on the line and described renting the property to a man who named himself George McIntyre.
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Los Angeles
Cal
VPI
H. C. Benedict
Carmel
Aimee Semple McPherson
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Angelus Temple
MacPherson
McPherson
Ocean Park
Benedict
George McIntyre
William Mack
McIntyre
William H. McMichels
Miners face week of toil in shaft prison at Ironwood
In Ironwood Michigan forty three miners trapped since Friday at the G Pabst mine face a long rescue. Officials warn it may take a week to ten days to reach them as drilling advances toward the eighth level 727 feet underground.
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Ironwood
Mich
G. Pabst
Oliver Iron Mining Company
E. H. Madajesky
Oliver Company
Aurora
Gust Sell
Evar Gustafson
Thomas Rowel
Mills Chosen to Oppose Gov Smith for U S Senate
Ogden L Mills of New York City was selected by the Republican state convention to run against Gov Al Smith for the United States Senate from New York with James W Wadsworth Jr as his running mate The dry wing of the party showed splits but Mills won by a large margin while Cristman carried Herkimer County.
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New York
Ogden L. Mills
New York City
al Smith
United States
Mills
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Genesee
Seymour Lowman
Elmira
Harmony
Herkimer County
Franklin W. Cristman
Wadsworth
Cristman
Edmund B. Jenks
Broome County
Cortland County
Charles and Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
World Court
Resolutions Committee
Senate of the United States
Congress
Wagner
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gov. Smith
Jim
Mark on handkerchief tied to murder case traced to Cincinnati
In Liberty Indiana on September 28 authorities learned the handkerchief found near Eva May Crook in Bear Creek bears markings from a Cincinnati laundry. The finding reinforces the theory a male killer acted while a veiled woman connected to the scene fled toward Cincinnati via Millville and Hamilton.
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Liberty
Ind
Union County
Eva May Crook
Charles Crook
Bear Creek
Cincinnati
E. R. Beard
Millville
Hamilton
Venice
Lease Fraud Claims Taint Teapot Dome Case At Sinclair
In New York the government rested its fraud case against Harry M. Daysherry and Thomas W. Miller over the 1921 release of 7 million dollars in American Metals assets. Key witness Richard Merton testified links to Daugherty and Miller, while bonds traced to Liberty holdings are examined for possible bribes and kickbacks. The court adjourned as motions regarding dismissal and evidence admissibility were discussed.
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New York
Harry M. Daysherry
Thomas W. Miller
American Metals
United States
Buckner
Mack
Richard Merton
John T. King
Daugherty and
Miller
Merton
King
William S. Rand
Max D. Steuer
Daugherty
Germany
Edward N. Toland
Attorney General's Office
Myrtle Norton
Treasury Department
Toland
Merton-King
Jesse Smith
Handy Man
American Metals Release
ST. Louis
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
District Court
Cheyenne
Wyo
Teapot Dome
Harry F. Sinclair
Albert B. Fall
Mammoth Oil Company
William S. Kenyon
Ft. Dodge
Th&s
Ammoth
Naval Oil Reserve
T. Blake Kennedy
Cheyenne In
Gov Ment
Arba.s. van Valkenburgh
Kansas City
W. A. Cant
Duluth
Kenyon
St. Paul
Am Company
Gpot Dome
Sinclair
Continental Trading Company, Ltd
Ontario
Canada
Liberty
Seekers of Shark Riches Rescued After Shipwreck
Louis Crossette and crew members return to New York on crutches after their shark hunting venture aboard the yacht Advance ends in a wreck near Castle Island Bahamas. They survived four days marooned with an English girl and a police dog, then were rescued by the Guyaquil freighter and Panama Railroad steamer.
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Dudley’ Nichots
New York World News Service
New York
Louis Crossette
Hoover
Washington
Dustry
Virgin Islands
Florida
Advance
Castle Island
Bahamas
Caribbean
United Fruitound
Jamaica
Panama Railroad
Guyaquil
North River
Crossette
Waldorf- Astoria
Beverly Co. Smith
Erwin Bellows
June Fordage
John H. Smith
H. B. Lambdin
Locust Swarm Darkens Sky Over Lake Managua Fish Die
On September 28 at Leon Managua the shores of Lake Managua were strewn with poisoned fish after locusts fell into the water from a vast swarm. The sanitary department bans fishing from the lake for the time being as the swarm darkened the sky for eighteen minutes.
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Leon Managua
Lake Managua
Lake Yester
Sanitary Department
Points A Moral In The Killing Of Idle Briton
The coroner found John Adam Derham international hockey player died from a gunshot wound with no evidence of who fired. A police inspector testified arriving at Alfonso Smith's home where Derham lay dying as Smith asked, Where is the seducer. Smith was arrested without bail as the coroner warned the tragedy echoes the eternal triangle with idle lives and no work to blame.
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New York World News Service
London
John Adam Derham
Alfonso Smith
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Smith
Derham
Pyr
Orews Service
N.Y
Fire Prevention Week Designated by Ohio Governor
Columbus Ohio September 28 Gov Donahey designated October 3 to 9 as fire prevention week in Ohio urging residents to review fire safety practices and prevent fires statewide.
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Columbus
Skul Pithecanthropus Was Pri Was Cousin to Man
A historical note discusses the Pithecanthropus skull as a primate ancestor to humans, highlighting its discovery and significance in early anthropological debates. The article notes the skull’s alleged traits and the implications for human evolution theories.
TRS Savants Debate Java Bones Versus Ape Intelligence
A debate among scholars questions whether kietor of Java Bones shows greater erudition than the ape, with sages suggesting a two halves comparison in intellect and age. The discussion weighs experimental findings and the limits of comparing human and primate cognition.
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Kietor
Java
Sages
Discovery of Pithecanthropus Erectus Skull Near Trinil
Washington reports the discovery of a complete skull near Trinil Java identified as Pithecanthropus Erectus. Scientists say it marks a significant step in human evolution, a possible biological cousin to man rather than a direct ancestor. Dr. Ales Hrdlicka calls it the most important find in physical anthropology since Dubois in 1892.
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Washington
Trinil
Tral Java
Ales Hrdlicka
Smithsonian Institute
Department ‘of Physical Anthropology
Scie River
Dubois
Hank Ah UN
Smith Nomination Sets Precedent in New York History
Syracuse report notes the Democratic state convention nominated Alfred E. Smith for governor for the fourth time establishing a record. Only two New York governors previously served three terms, and Smith, completing his third term, would tie the honor if re-elected in November.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Edwin Corning
Albany
Robert F. Wagner
United States
Detectives William Jackson and Louis Houilion in Crook case
Cincinnati private detectives William Jackson and Louis Houilion, hired in the Crook case, were in Cincinnati yesterday tracing the crew tied to the handkerchief found near the body.
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William Jackson
Louis Houillion
Cincinnati
Crook
Hurricane Strikes Vera Cruz Wreaks Severe Damage
A hurricane hit Vera Cruz Mexico causing significant damage and loss of life. Reports to the All-American Cables Company say 5,000,000 pesos in damage, many small craft sunk, houses demolished, and telegraph service disrupted. The storm struck in the morning and abated by noon.
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Galveston
Tex
Vera Cruz
Mexico
All-American Cables Company
Mexico City
Arizona Floods Tie Up Traffic and Bridges
Heavy rains caused extensive damage across Southern Arizona and northern New Mexico with scores of bridges destroyed or unusable. Rail and motor traffic were paralyzed between Tucson and the Southeast as Southern Pacific trains were halted. eastbound routes shifted via Phoenix and El Paso. Governor Hunt deserted his car amid the flood's reach impacting roads and bridges from Benson to Fairbanks.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
New Mexico
Tucson
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
el Paso
Benson
Fairbanks
Mexico
Nogales
Sonora
Guayamas
Hunt
Snot
First American Flier Crosses Andes on Crutchbound Flight
Lieut. James H. Doolittle, test pilot, became the first American and second person to fly over the Andes. From Santiago to Buenos Aires he crossed with both legs in casts, afterward landing on crutches and planning to reset his left leg. He had suffered multiple fractures after a fall in May and continued to fly despite the injuries.
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New York World News Service
New York
James H. Doolittle
McCook Field
Dayton
Andes Mountains
Munson
Pan- America
Great Range
Doolittle
Curtiss Aeroplane Corporation
South America
Santiago
Chile
Brazil
Andes
la Paz
Bolivia
Pampas
la Pas
Castro
Iix
Buenos Aires
Quake Felt in Ventura California Early Morning
An earthquake shock described as fairly strong was felt at 9 oclock this morning in Ventura California. Damag e reports followed the tremor with details sparse in the message.
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California
Ventura
Cal
Damag
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Cinnati
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Ohio
Newari
Tural Union Station
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Oakley
Norwood
Mrs. Inhark
Tmal Taten
U. S
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World Court Plank
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Navy
Land
Denby
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Commercial Tribune
John L. Balderston
SKUL
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